Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
Most people who can afford a $2000 electronic gruppo and the $1000 powermeter "fees", on top of the bike itself and the other equipment (read: spending more on riding a single bike than the value of their car)...hopefully already know how to shift. The people who really need tech like this, as in *need* as in "are clueless how to shift properly", are the ones who will never be able to afford it (or want to afford it: sticker shock) and all the necessary side equipment to make it work.
The depths of one's pockets has nothing to do with their aptitude. Also, do you really think that this isn't going to penetrate lower price points? I think think that it's silly to assume that it won't. That's not to say that it's going to be on Wally World bikes two seasons from now, but I could foresee it getting in to that entry-level enthusiast price bracket.